The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Sarah Slattery from travelexpert.ie joins The Last Word for her weekly travel slot and this time she's got all the best things to do and see when visiting Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

It's been a big week for politics on both sides of the Atlantic, Roe McDermot, advice columnist with The Irish Times, and Larry Donnelly, law lecturer at the University of Galway and political columnist with TheJournal.ie, join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories. Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

In the Last Word on Business, Ian Guider, columnist with the Business Post, outlined the latest figures on house completion from the Central Statistics Office, which showed a decrease of 6.7% on 2023.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.

Micheál Martin Receives Seal Of OfficeFollowing yesterday’s historic Dáil row and suspension, Micheál Martin has been elected Taoiseach.Louise Burne, Political Correspondent of the Irish Mirror and Danny McConnell of the Business Post outlined the political landscape of the new Dail and the emerging picture of the Cabinet appointees.Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Séamus McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-Central debated the issues over speaking rights that had help up yesterday’s proceedings.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

The 34th Dáil met today for the first sitting since the general election but a massive row over opposition speaking time meant there was no vote to appoint a Taoiseach and form a new government.Tabitha Monahan, Irish Independent political reporter, Daniel McConnell, Business Post editor, and Sarah Carey, columnist with the Irish Independent join The Last Word to recap on a day of chaos in Dáil Éireann.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

2025 is shaping up to be a great year for gigs in Ireland. John Caddell and Dee Reddy join The Last Word to take a look at the best concerts and festival lineups including Lana Del Rey, Charli XCX and many more.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Sinead Kennedy, host of wellness activity breaks & travel expert joined Matt for The Last Word on Travel to talk about her recent once in a lifetime trip to Antarctica.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear her recommendations.

US President Donald Trump wasted no time after his inauguration on Monday, as he issued a full pardon for January 6th rioters and withdrew the US from the World Health Organisation and the Paris climate agreement in a slew of executive orders.Cal Thomas, nationally syndicated US columnist, and Marion McKeone, US correspondent with the Business Post, join The Last Word to discuss what Trump has done in his first 24 hours back in office.Catch the full chat by pressing the 'Play' button on this page!

Darwin Nunez scored two injury time goals against Brentford as Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League table.Meanwhile, Man United suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Brighton on Sunday, leaving Ruben Amorim’s side in 13th place and leading him to say that this side is possibly the worst in the club’s history.Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer with the Independent and Will O’Callaghan from Off The Ball joined Matt to discuss the weekend’s results.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the chat.

On Monday, Donald Trump became the 47th US President.In his speech, President Trump criticised Joe Biden’s presidency, declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border and said that as of Monday, it will be official policy of the US government that there are only two genders – male and female.Cal Thomas & Marion McKeone joined Matt on The Last Word to give their reaction to his speech.Hit the ‘Play’ button on this page to hear the conversation.